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Budweiser says it got more than 60,000 suggestions from fans after it asked for help in naming the not-so-little horse who's seen in its latest Super Bowl ad.

Why would you attach a moth to a robot so that it could maneuver around a wind tunnel? Not to create some sort of science fiction monster. The goal is to learn more about how to detect dangerous odors. Moths' antennae may provide some clues.

There's now a $45,000 reward for information leading to those responsible for killing the revered animal, which lived on a ranch near Greenville, Texas.

Some purists say you should design and throw your own creations. But the world record is now held by a former college quarterback who was brought in by a paper plane enthusiast to do the tossing.

Surveillance video captured the scary scene when a bus in China came upon a fallen light pole. Driver Mao Zhihao was nearly skewered. But he managed to duck in time, stop the bus and get his passengers to safety.

Carl Nielsen could have used a little more luck after he composed stunningly original music for a theatrical version of the Aladdin story. The director cut and jumbled the score. But in the end, the Danish composer rescued his music by turning it into a popular suite.

With its bright beat and direct quote from The Star Spangled Banner, Edwin Bagley's National Emblem march is an American favorite — that almost made the trash bin.

During the past couple of months, the old NPR building — home to the first 277 Tiny Desk Concerts — was slowly torn down, piece by piece. But with one swoop of a wrecking ball, the last remains tumbled dramatically to the earth Tuesday morning.

In today's not-quite-the-news read: A celeb wedding, some backstory from the Times, and a sobering web utility that'll make you want to call mom.

Farina was best known for portraying Det. Joe Fontana on the TV show Law and Order. His publicist Lori De Waal says Farina died Monday morning after suffering a blod clot in his lung.